with the exception of; excepting; excluding
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
outside of; not covered by
foreign; abroad; overseas
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
outsider; someone outside of a group
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
outside world; physical world
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
outside the country; abroad
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
external wound; (physical) trauma
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
foreign enemy; outside invader
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
open air; outdoors; outside
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
infrared rays; infrared radiation
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
outside of one's area of expertise
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
deportation; expulsion from the country
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
trip abroad; overseas travel
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
not covered (by); not subject (to)
unpredictability; element of surprise
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
ectogenesis; outside the body
out of bounds; beyond the pale
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
outside the city area; suburbs
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
outward; superficial; external; apparent
Minister for Foreign Affairs
out-of-school; off-campus
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
outsider; layman; amateur
out-of-school learning; off-campus learning
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
while being out of the office or away from home
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
extracurricular activities
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
outside (the room, building); outdoors
public relations; client liaison; client relations
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
foreign capital group; foreign company
outside one's jurisdiction
curfew; lockdown; grounding
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
external; superficial; outward; surface
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
diplomatic; diplomatically
benighted lands outside of imperial influence
off an island; away from an island; off-island
extraterrestrial life; ET
outside telephone line; outer circle
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
studying abroad; studying overseas
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
overseas territories; outlying areas
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
light from outside; natural light
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
external angle; exterior angle; outside corner
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
overseas assignment; overseas posting
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
outside a plane; outboard
stranger; person from abroad
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
outside Kyoto or the capital
loanword; foreign-origin word
extravehicular activity; EVA
foreign trade; external trade
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
rude person; insolent person
(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary
external pressure; foreign threat
panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
foreign cinema; foreign film; a foreign movie
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
foreign merchant; foreign businessman; foreign company; out-of-store sales; calling on customers to take orders
diplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy
No Unauthorized Persons; No Unauthorized Entry; Authorized Personnel Only
infrared data communication
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
outskirts; periphery; environs
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
foreign travel; overseas trip
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
external object; foreign matter
outside a port or harbor (harbour)
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
troubles both at home and abroad
in and around the city of Kyoto
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
international trade; foreign trade; overseas trade
unaccounted; off the books
at one time; some time ago; once
(telephone) area code (non-local)
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
diplomatic papers or documents
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
external storage (equipment)
outside congress; non-parliamentary; non-hospital (e.g. dispensary, pharmacy, treatment); outside a hospital
working away from the office
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
off grounds; outside the premises
exogenous; heterogenous; ectotrophic; extraneous
foreign (exchange) student; international student
outpatient care; ambulatory care
nonstandard; extraordinary; special
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
external character; user-defined character; kanji not included in the jōyō or jinmeiyō list; foreign letters (esp. of a western language); foreign writing
life in a foreign country; living abroad
overseas inspection; tour of inspection abroad
acquisition of foreign currency
grandchild from a daughter married into another family
external power source; external power supply
inside and outside the company
external combustion engine
not within proper limits; excessive; unmerited; special
foreign delegation; foreign mission; diplomatic envoy
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
external storage; auxiliary storage
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
external genitalia (esp. female); vulva
living abroad; life overseas
adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
dehumanization; dehumanisation
foreign visitor; foreign guest
history of diplomacy; history of foreign policy
liaison department; public relations department
diplomat; diplomatic person
auxiliary organization (organisation); extra-departmental body; fringe organization
external unit; external device
non-standard product; non-standard goods
foreign policy; diplomatic affairs
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
epidural hematoma; epidural haematoma
foreign invasion; foreign attack; foreign force
liaison officer; public relations man
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
external auditory canal; ear canal; external auditory meatus
mackintosh; macintosh; raincoat
outer sanctum; nave; transept
diplomatic mission; overseas diplomatic establishment
diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something
fight outside the stadium; fighting outside the ring
outward appearance (of a house); exterior; external structure (of a building; e.g. gate, fence, garage); exterior structure
foreign loan; foreign debt; foreign bond
being totally upset (by); being completely nonplussed (by); being mortified (at); feeling aggrieved (at); finding (it) highly regrettable
medicine for external use; external medicine
extra-vaginal ejaculation
overtime (work); work done outside normal working hours
exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic
foreign company; overseas enterprise; overseas firm
foreign (international) relations; diplomacy; external affairs
(protective) coat; casing; housing; jacket
foreign route; ocean route
overseas territory; overseas possession
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
overseas (a foreign) market
offshoring; overseas transfer (esp. of production)
outside a table or list; not a common kanji
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
introduced (non-native) fish species
outer port for large city
nonparliamentary party association
epidural anaesthesia; epidural anesthesia
views in and around the city of Kyoto (paintings and drawings)
abdominal external oblique muscle
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era
refraining from going outside; staying indoors
suburban life; life in the suburbs
out-of-store sales department
near infrared ray; near infrared radiation
treason; conspiracy against one's country
xenophobia; exclusion (of foreigners)
automated external defibrillator; AED
non-Japanese celebrity; foreigner celebrity
overseas reporting; covering a story abroad
exoplanet; extrasolar planet
(Japanese) omnidirectional foreign policy
foreign good; foreign product
external troubles; foreign threat
university of foreign studies; university specializing in foreign languages
restaurant industry; dining-out industry
(kanji) not in the jōyō set
quasi-drug; medicated products; quasi-medicine; product with relatively mild medicinal effect, sold in general stores as well as pharmacies
exemption (e.g. from application of a law); exclusion
summer overcoat; light jacket
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
things being very eventful at home and abroad
extrapunitive; tending to blame others
out of the range of communication
foreign-language newspaper
outside the control or jurisdiction (of); extra-
foreign voyage; outward voyage
otitis externa; inflammation of the outer ear
mantle (of an invertebrate)
foreign religion (esp. Christianity); religion other than Buddhism
non-Japanese celebrity; foreigner celebrity
circumcenter; circumcentre; outer center; outer centre
material life; material aspects of life
(writing to someone on Twitter) without either person following the other
foreign corporation; overseas company
foreign ministerial conference; meeting of foreign ministers
external evaluation; third-party evaluation; external review
Off-Mountain School (of Song-period Tiantai Buddhism)
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act
outdoor photography; outdoor filming
external dimensions; outer size
mail from abroad; foreign mail; overseas mail
non-jōyō kanji; kanji outside the common-use kanji list
extraocular muscle; external eye muscle
Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)
defenestration (throwing something or somebody out the window)
alien registration card; foreigner registration card
outer join (e.g. in relational database); left outer join; external coupling; external linkage
popular diplomacy; public diplomacy; people's diplomacy; diplomacy carried out by non-government officials
over-the-counter market; OTC market
smoking cessation clinic; smoking cessation outpatient services
introduction of foreign capital
foreign loan; foreign debt; foreign bond
foreign aid; international aid
honorable mention; honourable mention
cross product; vector product; outer product
father-in-law (of the husband)
total amount of foreign currency reserves; foreign exchange reserves
exterior finish material; exterior wall material
evenhanded foreign policy; equidistant foreign policy
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
certificate of alien registration; alien registration card
epidural haemorrhage; epidural hemorrhage; epidural bleeding
over-the-counter trading; OTC trading; off-floor trading
out-of-body experience; astral projection; sensation of physically leaving your body
subcontractor; outsourcing contractor
specialist outpatient department
foreign-language newspaper
foreign news; foreign telegram
opportunistic diplomacy; two-faced diplomacy
pleinairism; pleinairisme; cult of the open air; painter of pleinairisme; pleinairist
foreign or imported timber
outer ring road; orbital road
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
exotropia; divergent strabismus
outdoor dog; dog kept outdoors
outside sales; external sales
The Buddha of Suburbia (soundtrack)
ultraviolet treatment; ultraviolet light therapy
tough on the outside but soft at heart
gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove
overseas representative; expatriate employee; expatriate staff
overseas department (administrative division of France)
extracellular matrix; ECM
foreign-currency (denomination, etc.); non-yen
there is no rule without exceptions
mother-in-law (of the husband)
transcendent world; world outside of the material world; somewhere removed from the world
area on the convex side of a mountain arc or a crescent-shaped archipelago; area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund
person from outside one's own province (China); person who moved to Taiwan from the continent after WWII; mainlander
person from outside the prefecture; people from other prefectures
foreign correspondents' club
Japanese nationals resident abroad; overseas Japanese
(Japanese) children living overseas
foreign stock ownership ratio; foreign stockholding ratio
checkbook diplomacy; chequebook diplomacy
anti-foreign sentiment; xenophobia; exclusionism; exclusivism
foreign trainee system; technical intern training program
ambient air cooling; cooling with outside air
Exterior Gateway Protocol; EGP
private international law; conflict of laws
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECMO
diplomatic bag; diplomatic pouch
environmental loss time; external loss time
Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)
ectoprocta; bryozoa; moss animals
assistant language teacher; ALT; foreign national serving as an assistant teacher of English in a Japanese classroom
overseas transactions; foreign transactions
foreign consulting company; foreign consulting business
certification of information recorded on foreign resident registration file
overseas (military forces)
area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
overseas travel life insurance
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
trans-Neptunian object; transneptunian object; TNO
preferred foreign currency
foreign book; foreign books; non-Buddhist writings
cooperation with the government from outside the cabinet
non-legal public property; public property such as a road or lake that is not managed by the Ministry of Finance, oft. effectively in private hands
apologies for writing to you without either of us following the other
apologies for tweeting to you without either of us following the other
extra-curricular activities
external labor market; external labour market
expanding abroad; tapping overseas markets
abduction; eversion; exodeviation; exstrophy
external exposure (to radiation)
authorized foreign exchange bank; authorised foreign exchange bank
external (to a company) communications
death by physical trauma; violent death; exogenous death; death by an external cause
common external tariff; CET
prime minister also serving as foreign minister
suburbanite; suburban resident
Foreign Exchange Control Law
imported rice; foreign rice
foreign stock; foreign equity
minister outside the cabinet; junior minister
pseudo-foreign company; company based abroad but whose main country of business is Japan
kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)
adultery; extra-marital intercourse
overseas posting; expatriate (employee); expat
non-jōyō kanji; kanji outside the common-use kanji list
en plein air; plein air painting
head of the Foreign Relations Committee
(address) translation exception
page translation exception
to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea
superficially cordial but actually uninterested
overseas risk information; overseas danger warning
unlicensed nursery; daycare services offered outside of the scope of traditional nurseries
non-scheduled cash earnings
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law
dispatched abroad; despatched abroad
gaijin hunter; person who only dates (non-Asian) foreigners
party not named in (this) court case; non-party; person outside a suit
price variance between domestic and overseas markets; local-foreign price difference
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Control Trade Law
exotoxin; extracellular toxin
extraterritorial application (e.g. of a law); extraterritoriality
neurosis brought about by external trauma; traumatic neurosis; accident neurosis
net international investment position
diplomatic cable; diplomatic telegram
beside oneself with joy; in raptures; in an ecstasy of delight
being tough on the outside but soft at heart; a faint-hearted person pretending to be brave
foreign-language newspaper
doyen of the diplomatic corps
sycophantic diplomacy; servile diplomacy
person who argues that everything is better abroad (esp. football); self-hating Japanese
research student (worker) abroad
external character number
foreign direct investment; FDI; direct overseas investment
lateral sulcus (brain structure); Sylvian fissure; lateral fissure
ultraviolet erasable programmable ROM
outer ring road; orbital road
traveling salesman; field salesperson; trade salesperson
foreign postal money order
good-neighbor diplomacy; a good-neighbor policy
foreign tax amount reduction
foreign currency-denominated insurance
defenestration (throwing something or somebody out the window)
satellite cell (glial); amphicyte
diplomatic bag; diplomatic pouch
extrasolar planet; exoplanet
yen-denominated foreign bond; samurai bond; bond denominated in yen issued by a non-Japanese issuer
foreign currency translation
dual corporate tax system